From Japanese metaverse developer Genkii comes Sparkle, what looks to be the first iPhone App for Second Life and OpenSimulator, which purports to enable Instant Messaging, local chat, and teleport requests. (No word at press time whether it's also disrespectful to dirt.)
This isn't the first iPhone application with such functionality, however-- credit there goes to Katharine Berry's AjaxLife optimized for iPhone, released last year. Still, this is apparently the first App of its kind. Does someone with an iPhone want to give it a whirl and report back here? And how does it compare to Miss Berry's variation?
Hat tip: Dusan Writer.
Ah the future of Nerfed Life!
(future fictitious conversation regarding the hot new social networ...)
What? You don't have an i phone? Well that is too bad since Nerfed Life requires iphone ever since all that nasty 3D scripted stuff was removed. But we can haz voice chatting on the phone and that makes Nerfed Life the platform of the future!
Posted by: Ann Otoole | Monday, March 23, 2009 at 06:43 AM
Just downloaded and installed it at work, lol It works!-the IMs began pouring in fast and furious! "Skate, where are you? Are you inWorld?, I don't see you!" Using this at work, well I don't know....but it really keeps you connected! Another reason to love my iPhone and stay close to all my friends in Second Life.
Posted by: Skate Foss | Monday, March 23, 2009 at 08:22 AM
Fascinating. It does work..and even with limited features it is worth the $4.99 to keep up when AFK. As soon as I logged in my friends lists popped up displaying who was on line. Was able to easily IM several friends and they returned the favor. This app has the potential for being a real time saver when away from my laptop.
Posted by: Jean Swashbuckler | Monday, March 23, 2009 at 12:20 PM
I've been using Touch Life by Pocket Metaverse for the past few days. It's in beta but so far so good. Katharine's works well too. Haven't tried Sparkle yet. Need to add that app to my iphone.
Posted by: Tinsel Silvera | Sunday, December 06, 2009 at 01:57 AM
I have Sparkle and loved it until I got my hands on Touch Life by Pocket Metaverse. Touch Life is a bit buggy but half the price and you can do twice as much, including rudimentary viewing and movement via maps.
Touch Life is out of beta and live on iTunes, but it's hard to find because it seems they didn't use "Second Life" in their search metadata. You actually have to search on Touch Life or Pocket Metaverse.
Well worth the $2.99 especially if they can get some of the bugs worked out.
Posted by: Jerry | Monday, December 14, 2009 at 12:03 PM